Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans explained

Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Die
Canton:Vercors-Monts du Matin
Insee:26302
Postal Code:26190
Mayor:Olivier Testoud[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Royans-Vercors
Coordinates:45.0483°N 5.3422°W
Elevation M:286
Elevation Min M:178
Elevation Max M:1053
Area Km2:6.14

Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃t‿ølali ɑ̃ ʁwajɑ̃/; Vivaro-Alpine: Santa Eulàlia de Roians) is a commune in the Drôme department in the region Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, southeastern France.

Geography

Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans is located 7 km northeast of Saint-Jean-en-Royans and 34 km east of Romans-sur-Isère.

The bordering communes are Pont-en-Royans, Saint-Laurent-en-Royans and Échevis.

Remarkable Geographical Sites

The "Réculée des Grands Goulets" is a remarkable geological site of 1,645.95 hectares, crossed by the Vernaison, which is located in the towns of Châtelus (in the place called Grands Goulets), La Chapelle-en-Vercors, Échevis, Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans, Saint-Julien-en-Vercors, Saint-Laurent-en-Royans, Saint-Martin-en-Vercors and Pont-en-Royans. In 2014, it was classified in the "Inventory of Geological Heritage"».[2]

History

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. http://www.auvergne-rhone-alpes.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/resultats-a3489.html Inventaire du patrimoine géologique : résultats
  3. http://legifrance.gouv.fr/jopdf/common/jo_pdf.jsp?numJO=0&dateJO=19650103&pageDebut=00213 Décret du 5 janvier 1965 portant changement de noms de communes